Self-citation aut. s. 1/2 p. in-12, 3 l. s. "Émile Zola" (slight traces of folds, traces of mounting on verso). - The work of art is a corner of nature seen through a temperament". Definition given by Zola at the end of his article "Les réalistes du salon", in "L'Événement" of 11 May 1866. The word "nature" replaces the word "creation" used initially.